\▐ból\ [ME bal; akin to OE bealluc testis, OHGr balla ball, OE bl āwan to blow] (13c) When rubbing down paint, varnish films, or the like, with abrasive paper, the material removed by the abrasive action may be either in the form of a dry powder, or, if it has a tendency to softness or stickiness, will collect as relatively large lumps or balls. A film, which exhibits this latter phenomenon is said to ball. (Paint/coatings dictionary (1978). Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology, Philadelphia).
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Gooch, J.W. (2011). Ball. In: Gooch, J.W. (eds) Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6247-8_1018
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